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Washington's pianist Matthew Shipp (1960), who relocated to New York in 1984, established his reputation in 1990 as a follower of Cecil Taylor's percussive style in saxophonist David Ware's...
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Matthew Shipp- piano; Roy Campbell- trumpet; William Parker- bass; Gerald Cleaver- drums."Pastoral Composure" (Thirsty Ear Recordings, 2000)
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As a member of Ware's quartet, Shipp recorded albums for Homestead (Cryptology and DAO), Thirsty Ear (Threads, Live in the World, BalladWare), AUM Fidelity (the label's first release, Wisdom of Uncertainty, as well as Corridors & Parallels, Freedom Suite, and Renunciation), Silkheart (Great Bliss, Vol. 1 Great Bliss, Vol. 2, Oblations and ...
Apr 1, 2000 · Recently Thirsty Ear convinced him to come out of his self-imposed retirement and record a quartet album entitled Pastoral Composure. His new quartet features trumpeter Roy Campbell, bassist William Parker, and drummer Gerald Cleaver. A more sympathetic group has rarely existed in free jazz.
Matthew Shipp's new album is titled World Construct. It’s a fitting title, for in his career of over three decades, he has constructed his own world of jazz. And I’m not just saying that: this press release could be entirely built from the raves of critics.